Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry (2010–…): Season 2, Episode 10 - The Rockstar Husband - full transcript

GAYLE CUVREAU THOUGHT
SHE'D FOUND THE PERFECT MAN

IN SCOTT MOUGHTON,

A SEXY ROCK-'N'-ROLLER
WITH DOWN-HOME FAMILY VALUES.

I REALLY THOUGHT
THIS IS GONNA BE THE MAN

THAT I'M GONNA BE WITH
THE REST OF MY LIFE.

I THINK SCOTT WAS WELL ON HIS
WAY TO BECOMING A ROCK STAR.

BUT INSTEAD
OF CLIMBING THE CHARTS,

SCOTT FOUND HIMSELF
ON A DIFFERENT KIND

OF MOST-WANTED LIST.

I WANTED TO GET HIM OFF THE STREET
TO STOP HIM FROM HURTING MORE PEOPLE.

IT WAS A NIGHTMARE.



IT WAS MY WORST NIGHTMARE.

WHEN IT COMES TO LOVE
AND MARRIAGE,

THINGS AREN'T ALWAYS
AS THEY SEEM.

WHEN YOU'RE A SINGLE MOM
STRUGGLING TO DO IT ALL,

LOVE OFTEN TAKES A BACK SEAT.

GAYLE CUVREAU
CAN VOUCH FOR THAT.

I WAS IN MY 30's,

AND I HAD ALREADY BEEN
THROUGH ONE MARRIAGE.

I WAS WORKING
FOR A DELIVERY COMPANY

AND HAD JUST PURCHASED
A DAYCARE CENTER

THAT WAS QUITE LARGE...

AND TRYING TO JUGGLE THAT

AND THE HOUSE AND THE YARD
AND THE KIDS.

IT WAS REALLY BUSY.



SHE WAS IN AND OUT
OF A FEW RELATIONSHIPS.

NOTHING VERY SERIOUS.

SHE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE
TOO MUCH TIME FOR DATING.

BUT ONE SUMMER DAY IN 1996,

WHILE WORKING HER DELIVERY JOB,

A CHANCE ENCOUNTER WOULD TURN
GAYLE'S LOVE LIFE AROUND.

I WALKED IN
ONE OF MY DELIVERIES,

AND I THOUGHT,
"WOW, LOOK AT HIM...

DARK HAIR, DARK EYES, GORGEOUS."

32-YEAR-OLD SCOTT MOUGHTON

WAS A DIVORCED FATHER
OF TWO YOUNG GIRLS...

BY DAY,
A HUMBLE GRAPHIC DESIGNER...

BY NIGHT,
THE SEXY LEAD GUITARIST

IN A POPULAR SEATTLE-AREA BAND.

I WONDERED,
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, MUSICIANS...

THEY'RE WILD, THEY'RE CRAZY,
THEY'RE ON DRUGS,

THEY'RE PARTYING EVERY NIGHT.

BUT HE WAS DIFFERENT.

IN A MUSIC SCENE
DOMINATED BY GRUNGE AND HEROIN,

SCOTT WAS A RARE STRAIGHT ARROW.

HE DIDN'T DRINK,
HE DIDN'T DO DRUGS.

HE WAS RAISING
ONE OF HIS DAUGHTERS.

SMART, GOOD-LOOKING.

HE WAS JUST ALL-AROUND PERFECT.

GAYLE PIQUED
SCOTT'S INTEREST, TOO.

A FEW MONTHS LATER,
SCOTT ASKED HER OUT,

AND GAYLE WAS THRILLED.

IT WAS PROBABLY THE BEST
DATE THAT I HAD EVER HAD WITH A MAN.

WE SPENT THE ENTIRE EVENING

JUST TALKING ABOUT OUR CHILDREN
AND LOTS OF LAUGHTER.

WHEN MY MOM FIRST MET SCOTT,

I WAS AROUND THE AGE OF 11.

I COULD TELL
THAT SHE HAD KIND OF

FALLEN HEAD OVER HEELS FOR HIM.

WE STARTED SEEING
EACH OTHER PRETTY QUICKLY.

IT REALLY TURNED
INTO A VERY SOLID RELATIONSHIP.

AT LAST, GAYLE THOUGHT

SHE HAD FINALLY FOUND
HER PERFECT MATCH.

BUT A FEW MONTHS LATER,
SHE OBSERVED SOMETHING ODD

WHEN SHE AND SCOTT WERE
ON VACATION IN HAWAII.

WE WERE DRIVING ALONG,
AND WE WERE GONNA GO TO DINNER,

AND SUDDENLY,
I LOOKED OVER AT SCOTT,

AND HE'S, LIKE, SLUMPING
OVER THE STEERING WHEEL

AND JUST MAKING WEIRD FACES.

AND I SAID, "ARE YOU OKAY?"
AND HE GOES, "NO, I'M NOT.

I NEED TO GET SOME FOOD OR
SOMETHING. I'M HYPERGLYCEMIC."

GAYLE QUICKLY DROVE
TO THE NEAREST RESTAURANT,

WHERE SCOTT STUMBLED
INTO THE RESTROOM.

HE LOOKED REALLY BAD.

SO I ASKED, "PLEASE,

CAN YOU JUST BRING US
SOME BREAD IMMEDIATELY?"

BUT ODDLY,

BY THE TIME SCOTT CAME OUT
OF THE RESTROOM

A FEW MINUTES LATER,
HE WAS COMPLETELY RECOVERED.

HE COMES OUT,
INFORMS ME EVERYTHING'S FINE.

AND I THOUGHT, WELL,
HOW IN THE WORLD COULD THAT BE?

BUT I LET IT GO. I JUST...
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK.

GAYLE AND SCOTT
CARRIED ON WITH THEIR DAY,

AND LATER THAT NIGHT, SCOTT HAD
A SURPRISE IN STORE FOR GAYLE.

HE POPPED THE QUESTION.

I WAS SO EXCITED.

I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT IT TWICE.

ALMOST A YEAR
AFTER THEY STARTED DATING,

GAYLE AND SCOTT MADE IT OFFICIAL
IN A SMALL CHURCH WEDDING

BACK HOME
NEAR BOTHELL, WASHINGTON.

MY MOM WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS
AT THE BEGINNING

JUST LIKE ANY BRIDE WOULD BE.

IT WAS A GOOD THING TO SEE HER
COMING DOWN THE AISLE.

THE DAY OF MY WEDDING

WAS ONE OF THE HAPPIEST DAYS
OF MY LIFE.

IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY.

ALL THE FRIENDS
AND FAMILY THERE.

AND THE KIDS JUST LOVED HIM
SO MUCH.

I THOUGHT THIS WAS FOR LIFE.

IT WAS A PROMISING
START FOR THE MOUGHTON FAMILY,

UNTIL HALLOWEEN NIGHT

JUST TWO MONTHS
INTO THEIR MARRIAGE.

I WAS INVITED TO GO TO A DINNER
WITH MY FAMILY,

AND SCOTT HAD A SHOW THAT NIGHT.

AND I GOT HOME AND WENT TO BED,
EXPECTING HIM TO BE HOME LATE

BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO BREAK DOWN
THEIR EQUIPMENT.

BUT HOURS AFTER THE SHOW ENDED,

AROUND 4:00 A.M.,
SCOTT STILL HADN'T RETURNED.

I WAS VERY WORRIED.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT COULD
HAVE POSSIBLY HAPPENED TO HIM.

I HADN'T HAD A PHONE CALL.

SO I CALLED HIS CELLPHONE,
WITH NO ANSWER.

24 HOURS LATER,
STILL WITH NO WORD FROM SCOTT,

GAYLE WAS FRANTIC
AND FEARING THE WORST.

SHE WAS CALLING
ALL OF THEIR FRIENDS

AND CHECKING HOSPITALS.

SHE CALLED STATE PATROL,

EVERYBODY SHE COULD THINK OF
TO TRY TO FIND HIM.

WAS SCOTT IN TROUBLE?

WAS IT HYPOGLYCEMIA?

OR WAS SOMETHING
FAR MORE SINISTER GOING ON?

I WAS PANICKED.

IT WAS JUST LIKE HE VANISHED.

ON OCTOBER 31, 1997,

JUST TWO MONTHS
INTO THEIR MARRIAGE,

GAYLE CUVREAU'S HUSBAND, SCOTT,
WENT TO HIS CONCERT

AND NEVER CAME HOME.

SUDDENLY, AFTER MORE
THAN 24 HOURS WITHOUT WORD,

SCOTT CALLED.

HE SAID HE WAS OKAY.

HE WAS ACTING
LIKE HE WAS REMORSEFUL,

BUT HE REALLY DIDN'T HAVE
A GOOD ANSWER.

SHEEPISHLY, SCOTT EXPLAINED

THAT HE'D GONE OUT WITH FRIENDS
AFTER THE GIG

AND HAD STAYED OUT SO LATE
THAT HE WAS AFRAID TO COME HOME.

HE DECIDED HE WOULD JUST
SPEND THE NIGHT WITH THESE PEOPLE.

IT DIDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME,
SO I WAS ANGRY.

BUT IN AN EFFORT
TO KEEP THE PEACE,

GAYLE TOLD SCOTT TO HURRY HOME.

I HAD JUST BEEN MARRIED
TWO MONTHS,

AND I REALLY, REALLY WANTED IT
TO WORK,

SO I FORGAVE HIM.

"YOU MADE A MISTAKE.
YOU KNOW HOW IT MADE ME FEEL.

PLEASE DON'T DO IT TO ME AGAIN."

GAYLE PUT
THE INCIDENT BEHIND HER,

AND LIFE FOR THE COUPLE
WAS SOON BACK ON TRACK.

BY THE SPRING OF 1998,

GAYLE SOLD HER DAYCARE BUSINESS
FOR A $300,000 PROFIT,

AND THE FAMILY MOVED IN
TO A GORGEOUS, NEW HOME.

THEY'D HAVE PARTIES
AND INVITE ALL OF US OVER.

THEY WERE COMING INTO THEIR OWN.

MEANWHILE, GAYLE
CONTINUED TO WORK PART-TIME,

WHILE SCOTT QUITE HIS COMPUTER
JOB TO FOCUS ON HIS MUSIC.

SCOTT WAS DOING GREAT
WITH HIS MUSIC CAREER.

THERE WAS ONE ALBUM
THAT HAD COME OUT.

HE WAS NOMINATED ONE OF THE BEST
GUITAR PLAYERS IN SEATTLE.

IT WAS AN EXCITING
TIME FOR THE FAMILY.

BUT ONE YEAR
INTO THEIR MARRIAGE,

THEIR GOOD LIFE BEGAN
TO CRUMBLE.

IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A GRAY
CLOUD KIND OF CAME OVER THE FAMILY.

LIKE, SOMETHING
JUST WASN'T RIGHT.

BY THE FALL OF 1998,

THE FAMILY BEGAN TO THINK
THAT SCOTT WAS ACTING STRANGE.

WE WERE ARGUING MORE.

HE WAS AWAY FROM THE HOUSE
A LOT MORE...

JUST REALLY STARTING
TO DISTANCE HIMSELF FROM US.

IT SEEMED LIKE HE WAS SICK

A LOT MORE OFTEN THAN ANYONE
ELSE IN THE FAMILY...

LIKE A MILD COLD AT ALL TIMES.

EVEN WORSE,

GAYLE FELT SCOTT
WAS OVERLOOKING THE KIDS.

SUDDENLY, HE SAID
HE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME

TO TAKE THEM TO THEIR SPORTS

OR TO GO SHOW UP
FOR THEIR GAMES.

HE WAS TOO BUSY WITH THE MUSIC
AND THE RECORD COMING OUT.

IT SEEMED LIKE HE WAS TRYING
TO FIND REASONS OR EXCUSES

NOT TO BE THERE AT NIGHT.

AND AS SCOTT'S
BEHAVIOR CONTINUED TO DECLINE,

ACCORDING TO GAYLE,
SO DID THEIR BANK ACCOUNT.

GAYLE ESTIMATED
THAT THEIR CHECKING ACCOUNT

WAS DEPLETING
BY ABOUT $200 A DAY.

AND WHEN SHE ASKED SCOTT
TO EXPLAIN HIMSELF,

HE EITHER GOT ANGRY
OR HE HAD SOME EXPLANATION...

A CAMERA, A GUITAR REPAIR.

HE ALWAYS HAD A REASON
FOR WHAT WAS GOING ON.

BY THE WINTER OF 1999,

THE RELATIONSHIP
WAS IN SERIOUS TROUBLE,

AND GAYLE FEARED THE WORST.

I'M NOT THINKING "DRINKING."

HE'S NOT HUNG OVER.

DRUGS? HE DOESN'T DO DRUGS.

SO MAYBE
COULD IT BE ANOTHER WOMAN?

BUT BEFORE SHE CONFRONTED SCOTT,

GAYLE DECIDED TO DO
SOME INVESTIGATING OF HER OWN.

ONE NIGHT, I COULD
HEAR HIM DOWN IN THE DEN.

I HEARD SOME SHAKING,
AND I THOUGHT,

"THAT KIND OF SOUNDS WEIRD.
I WONDER WHAT THAT IS.

IT SOUNDS LIKE PILLS SHAKING."

SO I PRETENDED
LIKE I WAS ASLEEP,

AND I WAITED
TILL HE CAME UP TO BED,

AND THEN I JUST LIED THERE
FOR A WHILE,

AND THEN I SNUCK DOWNSTAIRS.

INSIDE SCOTT'S GUITAR CASE,

GAYLE SAW SOMETHING
THAT STOPPED HER IN HER TRACKS.

I FOUND
A COUPLE BOTTLES OF PILLS

WITH HIS NAME ON THEM.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS.

I DIDN'T... HAD NEVER RECOGNIZED
THE NAME OF THE DRUG.

THE NEXT MORNING,

GAYLE CALLED SCOTT
AND DEMANDED AN ANSWER.

HIS RESPONSE BLEW HER AWAY.

I FLAT-OUT ASKED HIM,
"ARE YOU A HEROIN ADDICT?"

AND HE ADMITTED
THAT, YES, HE WAS.

ACCORDING TO GAYLE,

SCOTT TOLD HER HE TOOK THE PILLS
TO FIGHT WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS.

I JUST CRIED.

I WAS VERY UPSET.

HEROIN IS HORRIBLE.

IT'S A HORRIBLE DRUG.

ACCORDING TO GAYLE,

SCOTT AGREED
TO CHECK INTO REHAB,

BUT SOON HE WAS HOME.

I WAS ACTUALLY SITTING IN THE
BACKYARD, READING A MAGAZINE.

IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL, SUNNY DAY.

AND I LOOKED UP,
AND THERE WAS SCOTT.

AND I THOUGHT, "WELL, WHAT IN
THE WORLD? WHY ARE YOU HERE?"

AND HE SAID, "WELL,
I GOT KICKED OUT OF THE REHAB."

HE SAID IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO
WITH THE INSURANCE.

AND SCOTT WAS ADAMANT

THAT FURTHER REHAB
WOULD HAVE TO WAIT.

HE HAD JUST RECEIVED
A LUCRATIVE JOB OFFER

PLAYING BACKUP ON A SOLO ALBUM

FOR THE LEAD SINGER
OF A POPULAR HEAVY-METAL BAND.

HE ASSURED ME
THAT WHEN IT WAS ALL OVER,

THEN HE WOULD GET HIMSELF HELP.

BUT ACCORDING
TO GAYLE, BEFORE LONG,

THE COUPLE'S BANK ACCOUNT
WAS DWINDLING ONCE AGAIN.

AND SUDDENLY
SCOTT STOPPED COMING HOME.

GAYLE HAD A HUNCH
THAT SCOTT WAS DIGGING HIMSELF

DEEPER INTO ADDICTION.

HE WASN'T AROUND AT ALL.

HE WOULDN'T EVEN TELL ME
WHERE HE WAS LIVING.

I JUST WAS FALLING APART.

I DIDN'T BELIEVE
THAT HE WAS OFF THE DRUGS.

THINGS WERE GETTING
OUT OF CONTROL.

I JUST...
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

WITH THE COUPLE
ESSENTIALLY SEPARATED,

GAYLE HAD NO CHOICE

BUT TO TAKE SCOTT'S NAME
OFF THEIR BANK ACCOUNT.

BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP HIM.

HE WOULD JUST GO INTO THE BANK

WITH ONE OF MY CHECKS
THAT HE HAD STOLEN

AND JUST SAY, "NO,
WE'RE BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.

EVERYTHING'S FINE."

HE WAS LITERALLY
FLUSHING OUR MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN.

AND SO IT WAS VERY DISTRESSING

AND A TERRIBLE TIME
IN OUR LIVES.

BY THE SPRING OF 2001,

GAYLE'S FUNDS WERE DOWN
TO ALMOST NOTHING.

AND JUST WHEN IT SEEMED LIKE
THINGS COULDN'T GET MUCH WORSE,

THEY DID.

I JUST LIED AWAKE
ALL NIGHT LONG,

WONDERING WHEN THESE PEOPLE
WERE GONNA COME AFTER US.

GAYLE WAS PETRIFIED.

SHE LIVED IN CONSTANT FEAR.

IN THE SPRING OF 2001,

GAYLE CUVREAU HADN'T HEARD FROM
HER HUSBAND IN OVER TWO MONTHS

WHEN SHE RECEIVED
A MOST DISTURBING CALL.

I GOT A CALL
FROM ONE OF SCOTT'S FRIENDS...

ONE OF HIS NEW FRIENDS
THAT HE WAS HANGING OUT WITH.

HE SAID,
"THERE'S THINGS ABOUT SCOTT

THAT I THINK YOU NEED TO KNOW."

THE FRIEND WARNED GAYLE

TO SEEK PROTECTION
FOR HERSELF AND HER CHILDREN.

I WAS LITERALLY TERRIFIED.

I WAS VERY FRIGHTENED FOR MYSELF
AND MY CHILDREN.

GAYLE WAS A NERVOUS WRECK.

SHE WAS SHAKING,

AND I WAS REALLY WORRIED
ABOUT HER.

GAYLE WAS DETERMINED TO
PROTECT HER CHILDREN AT ALL COSTS,

SO SHE PUT THEIR HOUSE
UP FOR RENT AND MOVED.

I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE
BEING THERE ANYMORE,

SO THE BEST THING
I COULD THINK OF WAS JUST,

"LET'S GET AWAY AND SEE
IF WE CAN HIDE FROM THEM."

GAYLE WOULD TAKE
DIFFERENT ROUTES HOME FROM WORK,

AND SHE WAS ALWAYS AFRAID

OF WHERE SCOTT WAS
AND WHAT HE WAS PLANNING NEXT.

AFTER ALMOST A YEAR ON THE RUN

WITH NO SIGN OF SCOTT
OR HIS FRIENDS,

GAYLE'S FEAR SLOWLY SUBSIDED.

I THOUGHT, "OKAY, THIS IS IT.

HE'S FINALLY OUT OF OUR LIVES,
AND WE CAN GO ON."

SO GAYLE AND THE CHILDREN

MOVED BACK INTO THEIR HOME.

I HAD IT LEASED OUT
FOR THESE PEOPLE.

THEY DECIDED THAT THEY DIDN'T
WANT TO BUY IT.

SO I HAD TO MOVE BACK
INTO THE HOUSE

TO GET IT PREPARED TO BE SOLD.

I DON'T HOW GAYLE
HELD IT TOGETHER.

IT WAS AMAZING TO ME
THAT SHE ACTUALLY COULD GET UP

AND GET TO WORK
AND GET HER JOB DONE EVERY DAY.

BUT GAYLE'S ORDEAL
WASN'T OVER YET.

WITHIN A WEEK,

SCOTT SHOWED UP AND DROVE OFF
IN ONE OF HER CARS.

HE'S ALREADY TAKEN
EVERYTHING FROM ME...

AND THEN HE TAKES MY CAR.

I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

I JUST COULDN'T BELIEVE
THAT HE HAD THE GALL TO DO THIS

AFTER EVERYTHING ELSE
THAT HE HAD DONE.

GAYLE WAS
ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SCOTT,

AND THEN ONE DAY,
SHE SPOTTED HIM.

SO, I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD...

AND THERE COMES MY CAR.

PULLS RIGHT OUT IN FRONT OF ME.

I'M LIKE,
"MY GOD, THERE IT IS."

SO I PICKED UP THE PHONE.
I CALLED THE POLICE.

HE PULLS INTO THE GAS STATION.

NEXT THING I KNOW,

THERE'S 6 COP CARS,

12 GUNS POINTED
AT SCOTT, THE CAR.

I'M LIKE, "MY GOD.

I CAN'T BELIEVE
THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING."

SCOTT WAS PROMPTLY
ARRESTED AND TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.

BY NOW, THERE WERE
ALSO WARRANTS OUT ON HIM

FROM ANOTHER COUNTY.

BY 2003, GAYLE FILED
FOR BANKRUPTCY AND DIVORCE.

MY LIFE WAS JUST SHATTERED,

AND I WAS TRYING
TO HOLD EVERYTHING TOGETHER.

GAYLE WAS DONE,

AND BY THE END OF 2003,

HER DIVORCE FROM SCOTT
WAS FINAL.

BUT SCOTT'S RUN-INS WITH THE LAW
WERE FAR FROM OVER.

IN THE SPRING OF 2004,

GAYLE TURNED ON THE NEWS
AND SAW HER EX-HUSBAND.

WHEN I LOOKED AT THE SCREEN,

HE'S IN JAIL
IN A LITTLE JAIL OUTFIT.

SCOTT HAD BEEN
ARRESTED ONCE AGAIN

FOR SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY.

SCOTT HAD A BIG OPERATION GOING.
I KNEW HE WASN'T GONNA STOP.

I JUST COULDN'T BELIEVE

THAT THIS WAS THE MAN
THAT I MARRIED.

IN APRIL OF 2004,

GAYLE WATCHED THE NEWS
IN TOTAL SHOCK

AS HER EX-HUSBAND,
SCOTT MOUGHTON,

HAD BEEN ARRESTED AGAIN...

BUT NOT FOR DRUGS.

COUNTY PROSECUTORS
GAVE HIM 15 MINUTES MORE.

I WAS SHOCKED,

BECAUSE I THOUGHT IF ANYTHING

THAT HE WAS GONNA BE ARRESTED
FOR, IT WOULD BE DRUGS.

HE WAS RUNNING
THIS HUGE IDENTITY-THEFT RING.

I HAD NOT A CLUE.

IT APPEARED SCOTT HAD
BEEN USING HIS COMPUTER KNOW-HOW

AND AN ARSENAL
OF HIGH-TECH EQUIPMENT

TO MANUFACTURE FAKE I.D.s.

SCOTT'S OPERATION
WAS PRETTY BIG.

HE WOULD HAVE PEOPLE
WORKING FOR HIM

TO GET SOME
OF THE INFORMATION...

SOMETIMES ALL OF IT,
SOMETIMES NOT.

WHATEVER HE DIDN'T GET,

HE WAS SMART ENOUGH TO BE ABLE
TO FILL IN ON HIS OWN.

THEY WOULD GO
TO AN APARTMENT COMPLEX

AND BREAK INTO THE BACK
OF THE MAILBOX PANEL

AND JUST TAKE ALL THE MAIL,

AND THEY DID IT OVER AND OVER
AND OVER AGAIN.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING
FROM THE POLICE

THAT WHEN THEY WERE ABLE
TO GET INTO HIS APARTMENT,

THERE WAS REALLY NO LIVING
SITUATION WHATSOEVER...

A COMPUTER,
BAGS AND BAGS AND BAGS OF MAIL.

AMONG THE EVIDENCE,
AUTHORITIES FOUND

FAKE PASSPORTS,
DRIVER'S LICENSES,

STOLEN CREDIT CARDS,

AND EVEN FALSIFIED
FBI CREDENTIALS.

YOU'RE STEALING
FROM INNOCENT PEOPLE

WHO HAD NOTHING TO DO
WITH ANYTHING

AND DESTROYING THEIR LIVES,

AS IF DESTROYING MINE
AND MY CHILDREN'S

WASN'T BAD ENOUGH.

A FEW WEEKS LATER,
SCOTT WENT TO COURT,

BUT HIS CASE WAS THROWN OUT

DUE TO A PROBLEM
WITH THE SEARCH WARRANT.

I GOT THE CALL THE NEXT DAY
THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICALITY

AND HE WAS SET FREE.

I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

SCOTT WAS NOW A FREE MAN.

BUT BY THE SUMMER OF 2007,
HE WOULD TURN UP AGAIN

ON THE LYNNWOOD POLICE
DEPARTMENT'S MOST-WANTED LIST.

I RECEIVED A CALL
FROM ONE OF OUR PATROL OFFICERS.

A PERSON HAD COME
INTO OUR LOCAL LEXUS DEALERSHIP

AND PURCHASED A $71,000 LEXUS.

THE IDENTIFICATION
HAD HIS PICTURE,

BUT THE INFORMATION BELONGED
TO THE VICTIM OF A BURGLARY.

IT DIDN'T TAKE POLICE LONG

TO IDENTIFY THE PHOTO
ON THE FRAUDULENT LICENSE.

I HAD SEVERAL RESPONSES
FROM NEARBY AGENCIES

THAT ALL SAID
IT WAS SCOTT MOUGHTON.

EVERYBODY KIND OF KNEW
WHO HE WAS.

HE'D BEEN COMMITTING CRIMES
ALL OVER THE PLACE,

AND MANY AGENCIES
WERE LOOKING FOR HIM.

I PLACED SCOTT
ON OUR 10 MOST-WANTED LIST

BECAUSE I KNEW
HE WASN'T GONNA STOP.

I TURNED ON THE TV
EARLY IN THE MORNING,

AND THERE HE WAS ON THE NEWS,
AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

AND I GRABBED MY PHONE
AND CALLED GAYLE, AND I SAID,

"THE ROCK STAR IS AT IT AGAIN."

SCOTT HAD FOOLED EVERYBODY

INTO BELIEVING HE WAS THIS RICH,
FAMOUS, SUCCESSFUL ROCK STAR.

HE NEEDED THE CAR TO DRIVE
TO FULFILL THAT.

HE NEEDED TO BE ABLE
TO REALLY USE THE CAR, THOUGH,

TO GO AND COMMIT HIS CRIMES.

HE COULD DRIVE UP
IN A BEAUTIFUL CAR.

PEOPLE FIGURED
HE MUST HAVE MONEY.

MADE HIS LIFE A LITTLE EASIER.

ON AUGUST 31, 2007,

SCOTT WAS ARRESTED

AND LATER CHARGED WITH 10 COUNTS

OF IDENTITY THEFT, FORGERY,

AND POSSESSION
OF STOLEN PROPERTY.

ON FEBRUARY 5, 2008,

12 YEARS AFTER GAYLE FIRST MET
SCOTT MOUGHTON,

HE WAS SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS
IN PRISON.

I WAS GLAD THAT SCOTT WAS
GOING TO JAIL FOR A LONG TIME

ONCE HE GOT SENTENCED.

IT FEELS GOOD KNOWING
THAT HE'LL BE SITTING IN PRISON.

SCOTT WAS GIVEN THE MOST TIME

THAT THEY WERE LEGALLY ABLE
TO GIVE HIM.

I CLAPPED.

I CHEERED.

TODAY, GAYLE LIVES
WITH HER GOOD FRIEND MARKA

AND IS SLOWLY PICKING UP
THE PIECES.

BUT SHE STILL FEELS THE STING
OF SCOTT'S BETRAYAL.

SCOTT TOOK FROM ME HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS...

MY FUTURE THAT I COULD HAVE USED
WITH THIS MONEY TO INVEST

FOR MYSELF, MY RETIREMENT,
MY CHILDREN,

MY HOME
THAT I WORKED SO HARD FOR.

EVERYTHING WAS GONE.

ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN

A VERY TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE
FOR GAYLE AND HER BOYS.

GAYLE WENT FROM A $400,000 HOME

TO STAYING WITH FRIENDS
OR FAMILY.

BUT DESPITE IT ALL,
GAYLE REFUSES TO BE DEFEATED.

HE TOOK A LOT FROM US,
BUT THERE'S STILL LIFE AHEAD,

AND I'M STILL ALIVE
AND BREATHING,

AND SO IS MY MOM AND MY BROTHER,

AND HE CAN'T TAKE EVERYTHING.

I THINK THAT WHEN
WE GO THROUGH THESE THINGS,

IT CHANGES US.

I THINK IT MAKES US
A STRONGER PERSON

EVEN THOUGH
WE HATE HEARING THAT.

BUT I THINK
IT MAKES YOU TAKE A LOOK

AT WHAT'S IMPORTANT
AND WHAT ISN'T IMPORTANT.